Fuller’s Vintage Ale 1997

Formerly brewed at Fuller’s
Style: English Strong Ale
London, England

Serve in English pint, Snifter

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I bought this bottle in early 1998 and opened it on 1/10/04. It is a beautiful amber color. The aroma is a hops and caramel. The taste is sweet, with hints of hops, fruit, and alcohol. Worth trying, if you you can still find it.

[Sampled October 11, 2003] The aroma is sweet and very complex with notes of plums, alcohol, fruit and sligt earth. The color is amber and it has a beutiful though disappearing head. The flavor is great; a nice sweetness with notes of plums, wood, fruits, figs, and slight hints of the alcohol. This is a great beer - that has aged very well.

Had from bottle on April 18, 2003 at the Suffed Sandwich
I was very surprised by this vintage ale. A full 6 years old, it has aged very well and is a nice find if you can get your hands on one. The beer pours with a dark, creamy brown/orange color with a fair haed that is slightly off-white and mostly diminishes. The aroma is very strong malt and caramel with a slight bread scent. The flavor is extremely complex with hints of all kinds of different flavors - fruit, alcohol, and hops are amongst the offenders. A very complex palate with a full body and slight carbonation. Very highly recommended.